Why JapanTomoko TsunodaForeign Policy
Japan is dealing with a labor crisis. Its population is aging fast and its birth rate is in decline. That means its total population is going down. And in the next 50 years, it’s projected to shrink by nearly a third. The populati...
"As long as China maintains dynamic economic growth and open our markets, I think most companies and most nations will not have the incentive to restrict their access to the Chinese market," he said, adding that even though...
2% of Japan's population is non-Japanese and to tell you the truth the places in Japan, outside of the Dejima bastions like West Tokyo, that I've had the most difficulties, are the places where Japanese have the most interaction with non-japanese - Wakkanai, Otaru, K...
Mahjong may be a game for the mind and soul, but it creates such a competitive atmosphere among its players that there’s an irresistible desire to win or continue playing until you win. Have you ever watched a group of people play several rounds of Mahjong? When people lose one round, ...
was no opposition from politicians, which made the job easier. But if interest rate hikes occur several times in a row, the relative calm will collapse: Japan is the most indebted country among the rich, must support an aging population while preparing for a sharp increase in defense ...
Does it feel massive to you, or are you just responding to a market where you say, “We need more immigrants for labor, and population,” and so on? MILLER: I think more of the latter than the former. There is no doubt that we have made a conscious decision to be an open ...
Still, while Okinawa may feature the highest population of centenarians -- people who are 100 years of age or older -- Japan is ranked second in life expectancy with an average of 82. So to whom does the honor of first place go? It's a country you may never have heard of. The ...
Vietnam has a relatively small population size and a high median age of 35.6, indicating an aging population. The country's higher-than-average population growth rate aims to counterbalance this, making it an appealing market for manufacturing companies. ...
“If I were to pick one, I would want to own the advanced chips,” Rakesh Kumar, a computer engineering professor at the University of Illinois, told DFD. “The West must have ownership of the most advanced chips because that already dictates and will certainly dictate the speed of a soci...